Former WWE and TNA star Kevin Nash recently appeared on the "One Sided
Ring" podcast hosted by Rob McNichol. Nash spoke on several topics, and
below are some highlights:
Nash on a possible TNA return: "I
have a fifteen year old son, and at this point my son needs a Dad more
than the world needs a wrestler. The thing that makes TNA work for me is
that first of all I have way more friends there than in WWE. I made
some friends once I came there - Punk and I got along well, me and
Ziggler got along well and I got a chance to hang out with John Cena –
but my crew of guys that are still in the business are more the TNA
guys.
"It’s fifty miles from my house. I can drive over there; I
don’t have to get on a plane. I can put my gear in the trunk, drop the
top on my convertible and be over there and do it. It was always a
really easy travel day for me. I enjoyed being down there. I also part
of a lot of the young guys – AJ, Eric Young, Bobby Roode - in their
early stages of development. Now these guys are becoming stars. I’m not
saying I wouldn’t go back. If they had something for me and they needed
me, I would go back and do it. Right now I’m starting to get bored!"
What
TNA needs to get to the next level: "I think it would take a couple of
major players. It would take a CM Punk. He would be a changer for them.
He’s an edgy guy, and if he made that jump that would be a huge piece of
the pie.
"Or it would need a Dwayne or a Cena. And those guys
aren’t going anywhere. I would hate to say ‘never say never’ because if
you had told me during our run with WCW that at one point we’d be out
there in WWE, I’d have been like 'What?' Never say never - crazier
things have happened.
"TNA have gone from TNA to Impact
Wrestling, which is a brand change. I think they are going in the right
direction, as long as TNA continues to make it different. I watch both
shows. I like the breakaway feel TNA has, where it feels grittier."
Thoughts
on Cena vs Rock: "People love John Cena. There’s a reason John Cena
sells the most merchandise. I love the fact that he has not once wavered
his character, he’s kept his character completely. That’s so hard to do
nowadays. To be that beacon of honesty, respect loyalty – to do that in
our society is so hard to do and to have any sort of cool factor. He’s
been able to pull it off and I think that’s because he hasn’t wavered.
It’s a testament to him.
"The WWE needs The Rock a lot more than
The Rock needs WWE. Dwayne opens up number one almost every time he
opens up at the box office. He’s in such high demand in Hollywood. He is
the guy right now. He’s done over a billion dollars in motion picture
revenue.
"I saw him come out at Survivor Series and I hadn’t
seen Dwayne in quite some time. I was at the monitor and I said to one
of the guys, 'He looks better than his character in the video game!'"
